Television in Urban Education: Its Application to Major Educational Problems in Sixteen Cities.

Benton, Charles W.; And Others

For this report on the status and needs of schools, as served by television in 16 major cities in the United States, a survey and investigation were made. The inquiry explores what school administrators; supervisors, curriculum specialists, principals, and teachers regard as the most acute instructional needs in the public schools of these cities; what the role of technology appears to be in helping meet these needs; what differing organizational structures exist in using Instructional Television; what cooperation is and is not being obtained among professional specialists with related responsibility; what Instructional Television series are being used at various grade levels and in diverse subject areas; and what facilities exist and are felt to be needed for helping solve common, urgent problems. Conclusions and recommendations are included. (Author/SP)